Scott #114's On Cover -New Stuff

yes! very attractive

Nice covers. I especially like that Andover, Ms. cancel (Ms. = Massachusetts) -- back then -- today, we'd think it was Mississippi!

Thank you wt1. So I done well for once..haha I didn't even notice that wt1 good eye!

More research would be needed on this, but I just web searched the addressee "Arthur H. Smythe, Columbus, Ohio" as it appears on your second cover and came up with a response that he may have had some involvement with one of the exhibits at the Columbian Exposition World's Fair. No guarantee it is the same person without further research, but it would be a nice addition to your cover if you could document the connection.

Here's the link where I found the initial information (check out first few sentences at top of page 554):

http://books.google.com/books?id=Mw...ge&q&f=false

hmm looks like good possibility. I'll have to look at the census records for that area and time frame to see if it's a viable conclusion or not. That would add a great flair to my collection though! Thank you wt1.

I would say you found a few nice items for a modest sum.

Nice pieces on cover ils!

you did just fine.